South Carolina Democratic Party

 Program

 Description

 President's Cut From 2008 (adjusted for inflation)

 Impact on South Carolina

Career and Technical Education funding

Includes funding for career and vocational education in high schools and community and technical colleges

  $19,161,000

This cut would withdraw assistance from a large number of students currently supported by federally funded vocational education.

The Federal-Aid Highways Program

Provides federal assistance to states to build, rehabilitate, and improve highways, roads and bridges

 $10,154,000

The cut could result in the state loosing the formula funding needed for new and current projects.

 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (Fire Grants)

 Helps local fire departments obtain equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other much-needed resources

 $7,597,000

This cut could result in the loss of 84 fire department grants.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Provides flexible funding to communities and states for economic development and job creation, affordable housing and citizens in need

 $7,202,000

This cut could affect 32 SC communities.

 Social Services Block Grant

Provide social services, including employment services and prevention and intervention programs

 $7,176,000

This could cut important services, including those for the disabled could be cut in SC.

Dislocated Worker Program

Provides grants for job training, career guidance, placement, and other services for dislocated workers

 $5,978,000

This could result in 1,868 fewer workers receiving assistance from this program.

Public Housing Capital Fund

 Provides funds to the Department of Housing and Urban Development

 $5,151,000

This cut could affect 31,933 public housing residents.

 21st Century Learning After-School Centers program

 Provides children with safe places for supervised after-school activities, including academics assistance and career exploration

 $4,034,000

This cut could affect an estimated 9,237 children.

 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

 Provides funding to states and local law enforcement agencies for crime prevention, law enforcement, prosecution, drug treatment, prisons and performance improvement

 $3,285,000

 This could result in the loss of funding for 93 police officers.

 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

 Helps to provide very low-income households with heating and cooling assistance

 $2,150,000

Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

 Provides resources and services to U.S. manufacturers to help them create jobs, leverage private-sector investment and be more competitive

 $1,896,000

 This cut could result in the loss of 935 jobs and more than $38 million in private investments.

 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants

 Provides states with flexible funding to help ensure schools have highly qualified teachers in core academic subjects

 $1,671,000

 This could affect 7,246 children by reducing the number of qualified teachers in the state.

 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)

 Provides capitalization grants to states to help finance the construction of municipal wastewater facilities and nonpoint source pollution control projects

 $1,562,000

 The failure to provide safe drinking water has public health consequences, including mild illnesses and death.

 Child Care Block Grant (CCDBG)

 Reduces child care costs for low-income children and improves quality and safety of care for all children

 $730,000

 This cut will reduce the amount of federal resources to improve the quality, safety and availability of child care.